(19)
(11) EP 0 973 243 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/03

(21) Application number: 99305350.3

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H02M 1/12, H02M 7/217, H02M 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 17.07.1998 US 118110

(71) Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Jiang, Yimin
    Plano, Texas 75023 (US)
  • Mao, Hengchun
    Plano, Texas 75025 (US)

(74) Representative: Warren, Keith Stanley et al
BARON & WARREN 18 South End Kensington
London W8 5BU
London W8 5BU (GB)

   


(54) A switching network and method of reducing input current total harmonic distortion for a boost converter


(57) For use with a boost converter having first, second and third input inductors (La, Lb, Lc), a switching network includes first and second switches (S1, S2) coupled between corresponding rails of the boost converter. The switching network also includes first, second and third L-C resonant networks (L1-L3, Ca,Cb,Cc) wye-coupled to a node located between the first and second switches and coupled to the first, second and third input inductors, respectively. The first and second switches and the first, second and third L-C resonant networks cooperate to create resonant voltages across, and induce phase currents through, the first, second and third input inductors to reduce input current THD associated with the boost converter.







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